Not many recruits have the advantage of seeing colleges in middle school. There was a stealth element to it, since some coaching staffs didn’t even realize at that time that Bishop Sullivan (Va.) 2020 cornerback Keontae Jenkins even played football.

Jenkins remembers how he tagged along on the recruiting visits of his older brother, former 2016 five-star cornerback Levonta Taylor, who is now at Florida State. Jenkins took in how Taylor was treated, how coaches approached them and how they even talked to him at that point.

That knowledge has proved handy for Jenkins, who is now a recruit himself. Jenkins has four offers, from Virginia Tech, Florida State, Maryland and Florida Atlantic. He’s seen a few schools first-hand already, but still early in the process, Jenkins said he’s still sifting through possibilities.

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